Hummingbird Update: March 27, 2013 |
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A cold week in the continent's mid-section kept ruby-throated hummingbirds clustered in southern states. Today's maps reveal a connection between temperature and migration.
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News: First Sightings | ||||||||||
Despite cold temperatures, nearly 100 hummingbird sightings were reported this past week: Male Rufous in Washington Male Rufous in British Columbia Hummers in Georgia Hummers in the Snow Other Hummingbird Sightings |
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Explore: Amazing Flyers | ||||||||||
A hummingbird can zip backward, forward, sideways, and upside down. It can even hover in mid-air to sip nectar from flowers and feeders! Few other birds can do any of these things. What is its secret? |
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Maps: Who's Seeing Hummingbirds? | ||||||||||
A cold week in the continent's mid-section kept ruby-throated hummingbird sightings clustered in the southern states. Describe the connection between temperature and migration in today's journal. | Journal |
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Ruby-throated (map | animation | sightings) |
Rufous (map | animation | sightings) |
Other (map | animation | sightings) |
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Next Update April 3, 2013. | ||||||||||